electric eel

noun

an eellike, freshwater fish, Electrophorus electricus, found in the Amazon and Orinoco rivers and tributaries, sometimes over 6 feet (1.8 meters) long, capable of emitting strong electric discharges.

electric eel

an eel-like freshwater cyprinoid fish, Electrophorus electricus, of N South America, having electric organs in the body: family Electrophoridae

First recorded in 1785–95

It goes to show how very, very little we know about how electric eels behave in the wild.

Here the electric eel and Perkins steam-gun were exhibited about 1838.

The electric eel is also an inhabitant of these waters, and has sometimes nearly proved fatal to the strongest swimmer.

They wanted to throttle the electric eel for their own purposes.

"Son of an electric eel," she said when Tel reached her, her birthmark scarlet.

The torpedo, the ray, and the electric eel are electricians.

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